How do you hold peers accountable?

Brett Cooper, , ,

We talk a lot about accountability when we’re working with teams. One of The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team is accountability. But what does that really mean?

Are we asking for employees to be accountable to their bosses?

No.

We want team members to be accountable to each other. Peer-to-peer accountability can be a big indicator of the success of the team. And this accountability is far more effective than the expectation that employees will be accountable to a superior.

For more information on how team members should hold each other accountable, read this recent article from Forbes: How to Make Your Peers Accountable When Your Boss Won’t

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Brett Cooper

Brett is the visionary President of Integris Performance Advisors, a professional development firm he co-founded to expand the existence of healthy organizations and great places to work. By creatively bringing together concepts from The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (by Patrick Lencioni), The Leadership Challenge (by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner), and Lean Six Sigma, Brett and his team have influenced thousands of people in government, non-profits and corporate America to work together in more productive, more effective and more human ways. Outside of his role at Integris, Brett dedicates time to serving others in need. He is a volunteer coordinator for the East Bay Stand Down and Stand Down on the Delta, two non-profits serving the needs of San Francisco’s homeless Veteran population. He is also board member and financial sponsor for Partners in Sustainable Learning, whose mission is to bring early childhood education to marginalized communities in the developing world (current projects are underway in Nepal).
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